THE COPPER.TRAIL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 262, 24 July 1918, Page 4

THE COPPER.TRAIL

The Red Cross Copper Trail challenge is producing splendid results, especially at the. Auckland eml, where the weather hue not set a limit to tho activity of the collectors. The belated return from Auckland tnis week shows that at tho weekend the northern end of tho trail had reached Powno-tarao, in the King Country, a total distance of U6 miles, making an advance of -18 miles in one week. Wellington pushed tho trail-head to Iβ Horo, -43 miles. As it is nearing Otuki, and there are good trail workers at that centre, a telegram has been sent to them urging a- good pull, and the response is expeeted to swing the trail well past Otaki this week. The old-coin and token collection in Wellington has benefited this week from the generosity of Mr. Creighton, and there hare been further evidences of thoughtful generosity for our wounded soldiers by the young people. A junior form from Wellington College went to tho chalet one morning to lay on tho trail tho mine of '.£2 'Is. Bd., representing what would have been spent on n birthday party foi a small girl who preferred to give tho money to the school war box. Three little friends save a concert m their own homo. "We arranged -t all ourselves and sold home-mado sweets as well," they proudly wrote, sending the proceeds, 9s. Id. In connection with the FentherstonMartinborough Copper Trail effort, the Fcatherston West Commit too raised ,£lO2 9s. during tho past week.

FOUND DEAD « By Telegraph-Press Association. Hamilton, July 23. Ernest Henry Thomas, aged 39,. ft 6in«\c man, was found dead in a yard on Ins brother-in-law's farm at Entotuna. Deceased was subject to fits. He was apparently in his usual health tlnsmornmß' Christchurch, July 23. John Proctor Jlullins, aged 65, was found dead this morning with his head blown off. A gun was lym» beside him, with a strins attached to Hie trigger.